Don’t describe the wrong thing

If we use a modifier it should go next to the thing it modifies.

Conrad phoned a statue wearing a blue shirt.

If we use a modifier (a word or phrase that describes something else) it should go next to the thing it modifies. • Conrad phoned a statue wearing a blue shirt. (Here it reads as if the statue is wearing the blue shirt)• Wearing a blue shirt, Conrad ate a sandwich. (Now we know Conrad is wearing the blue shirt)

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